{"id":6238,"date":"2015-04-11T08:52:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T15:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=6238"},"modified":"2015-04-12T09:29:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-12T16:29:07","slug":"purge-out-the-old-leaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/11\/purge-out-the-old-leaven\/","title":{"rendered":"Purge out the old leaven, become a new lump of dough"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (1 Cor 5:7\u20138)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>1 Corinthians 5:8,<i> Leaven of malice and wickedness. <\/i><\/b>Interestingly in the Torah, there are two Hebrew words used for leaven, which is a biblical metaphor for sin. The first word, <i>chametz<\/i> refers to the sin of malice (or ill-will, malignity, desire to injure, or bitterness), while <i>seor, <\/i>the second word, refers to wickedness or sin in general, which the Scriptures refers to as the violation of YHVH\u2019s Torah commands (1 John 3:4). It is likely that Paul had this concept in mind when he wrote this verse.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>chametz<\/i><\/b>\/\u05e5\u05de\u05d7, is a noun (<i>Strong\u2019s<\/i> H2557) meaning \u201cleaven, that which is leavened, bitter.\u201d <i>Chametz<\/i> is from the root H2556 <i>chametz<\/i>\/\u05e5\u05de\u05d7 (a verb) meaning \u201cto be sour, to leaven.\u201d According to <i>The Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament,<\/i> the root word <i>chametz<\/i> designates the action and result of yeast, which ferments or sours bread dough. This idea of becoming sour is extended to a person\u2019s negative attitude. For example, in Psalms 71:4 <i>chametz<\/i> is translated as <i>cruel<\/i> [and in Ps\u202f73:21 as <i>grieved<\/i>]. The Torah strongly instructs that anyone eating <i>chametz<\/i> during Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread will be \u201ccut off\u201d from Israel (Exod 12:19\u201320). Exodus 12:39 notes that the daily bread the Israelites baked on the day they left Egypt was not leavened because they left Egypt in such haste that there wasn\u2019t enough time for their bread dough to rise. Thus it had the symbolic value of teaching Israel that having been redeemed from Egypt they should leave their old life [and sinful, \u201csour\u201d carnal nature] behind quickly and set out toward the Promised Land in a sin-free state. Leavened bread was also prohibited in connection with the sacrificial system (Exod 23:18; 34:25). Neither it nor honey could be burned with the meal (Lev 2:11), and it could not be baked with the fire offering (Lev 6:15). But leavened bread could be eaten with the thank offering (Lev 7:13) and with the first fruits offering on <i>Shavuot<\/i> or Pentecost. In later Jewish thought, leavened bread become a symbol of corruption and impurity, as also in Yeshua\u2019s teachings (Pss 71:4; 73:21; Hos 7:4; Matt 16:2; Mark 8:15) and in one remark by Paul (1\u2009Cor 5:8; <i>TWOT<\/i>, vol. 1, page 289).<\/p>\n<p><b><i>se\u2019or<\/i><\/b>\/\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05c2 (<i>Strong\u2019s<\/i> H7603) means \u201cleaven.\u201d This is the generic term for leavening or leavened bread and is found five times in Scripture (Exod 12:15,\u200919; 13:7; Lev 2:11; Deut 16:4). In the first four references, <i>se\u2019or<\/i> is used in parallel construction with <i>chametz.<\/i> In all places but Leviticus 2:11, it is used in reference to the Feast of Unleavened Bread, while in the former <i>se\u2019or<\/i> is used in reference to the meal offering.<\/p>\n<p>Paul juxtaposes malice, wickedness and leavening with sincerity, truth and unleavened bread. The former is sinful and unacceptable to Elohim and must be gotten rid of, while the latter is righteous and accepted of Elohim and must be cultivated in the saint\u2019s life. The latter is copacetic to Elohim\u2019s character, and the former is not. If the believer\u2019s life is analogous to a lump of bread dough, then the malice and wickedness, like yeast, infects, sours and brings rottenness and causes the dough to be puffed up. This is <!--more-->human pride that blinds one from his sin. By contrast, the character traits of sincerity and truth keep one humble prevent one from having an inflated or prideful view of oneself. Pride usually comes at the expense of others and involves maliciousness, or putting others down to augment and maintain one\u2019s inflated or prideful view of oneself. We are all guilty of this sin. Sin in our lives is like yeast that so thoroughly infects and mixes itself with the dough as to be indistinguishable from the bread. Let\u2019s cast this sour dough of sin out of our lives and become a fresh lump of dough through Yeshua!<\/p>\n<p><i>Malice<\/i> is the Greek word <i>kakia<\/i> meaning \u201cmalignity, malice, ill-will, desire to injure, wickedness, depravity, wickedness that is not ashamed to break laws, evil or trouble.\u201d As the <i>TDNT <\/i>points out, this word describes the evil that men do among one another resulting in the destruction of fellowship between humans resulting in disruption of fellowship with Elohim. Malice is a trait which is common to all men, but which is broken by the kindness and love of Elohim toward us through his mercy that saved us, and through the spiritual cleansing and renewing of our hearts through the outpouring of his Holy Spirit (Tit 3:3). When we comprehend how sinful we are, and how undeserving we are of YHVH\u2019s mercy and grace, hopefully we\u2019ll be less disposed to act in an evil or malicious manner toward others. Fellowship within the community of believers gives us the opportunity to lay aside the sin of malice (1 Pet 2:1; Jas 1:21). Malice is often expressed through corrupt words that fail to edify and impart grace to the hearers. Paul calls this \u201cevil-speaking\u201d and urges us to put it away from us along with malice (Eph 4:29 cp. 31). Malice is an attribute of the of old sinful man, which must be put off in favor of the new man who is renewed in the knowledge and of and after the image of Yeshua (Col 3:8 cp. 10).<\/p>\n<p><i>Wickedness<\/i> is the Greek word <i>poneria<\/i> meaning \u201cdefectiveness or physical sickness.\u201d According to the <i>TDNT<\/i>, the apostolic writers use the word in a moral sense to denote \u201cworthlessness as a result of greed\u201d (Rom 1:29) as does Yeshua (Luke 11:39). This word also is used generically to describe evil spirits in high places, which believers are called upon to overcome by putting on the spiritual armor of Elohim (Eph 6:12 cp. 11).<\/p>\n<p>Malice and\u00a0 wickedness is sin. Sin as the violation of the Torah (1 John 3:4) is often discussed, but the sin of ill-will, bitterness, or a sour attitude toward others tends to be overlooked. This is because this sin is so deeply rooted in one\u2019s personality that it\u2019s often hard for the sinner to see it in himself, although it may be clearly visible to others\u2014especially its victims. This sin is rooted in a heart of unforgiveness and bitterness toward others due to past hurts or wrongs committed against the person who views himself as the victim and who is now harboring the bitterness (cp. Acts 8:23; Rom 3:14; Eph 4:31; Heb 12:15). If not dealt with, bitterness becomes like a deep root that penetrates deeply into the person\u2019s heart and mind (Heb 12:15). It can permeate (like leaven) one\u2019s entire soul negatively affecting those around them\u2014especially toward those who remind them of the past hurt committed against them causing the ill will to be triggered.<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s look at the converse of malice and wickedness: sincerity and truth. <i>Sincerity<\/i> is the Greek word <i>heilikreneia<\/i> meaning \u201cwarmth or light of the sun, or tested by the light of the sun\u201d with the moral sense being \u201ccompletely spotless, pure or purity or moral purity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Truth<\/i> is the Greek word <i>aletheia <\/i>and as used in the Testimony of Yeshua means \u201cthat which has certainty or force, is the valid norm, is genuine or proper\u201d (<i>TDNT<\/i>, 1:232). As used in the LXX, it is equivalent to the Hebrew word <i>emet <\/i>and thus in an OT sense can be viewed as relating to the Elohim\u2019s Torah, which is the penultimate standard of truth. Truth, therefore, relates to what Elohim demands of men and has to do with judicial righteousness or the standard by which Elohim will judge all men (Ibid., Rom\u00a0 2:2). As such, Elohim\u2019s judgments <i>are<\/i> truth because they\u2019re based on truth. 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